Swedish Privacy Watchdog Opposes Police Proposal to Use Passport Biometrics
By Masha Borak Sweden’s law enforcement agencies are pushing to increase the use of biometrics in their work after a spew of gang-related violence rocked…
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Watchdog Cries Foul over Scotland Police Biometrics-sharing Pilot Storing Data in US
By Jim Nash A Police Scotland biometric evidence-sharing pilot project has been accused of being not just needlessly risky but of being criminal by Scotland’s…
Biometrics for Airport Clearance Get Push in Germany, US, Singapore, South Africa
By Ayang Macdonald The use of biometrics and other automated systems for passenger and luggage management continues to gain steam at airports around the world,…
Banks Deploying Biometrics for Ever-wider Range of Remote and In-branch Interactions
By Chris Burt Banking is being reshaped by several forces, including digitization and online service delivery, and biometrics are vying for a major role in…
Biometrics Look Increasingly Likely for Schools Afraid of Gun Attacks
By Jim Nash When U.S. state of New York schools got the OK last week to use biometric systems short of facial recognition, the move…
Biometrics and Digital Credentials Gain Ground in Airports and National ID
By Chris Burt Biometrics are playing their part in the pursuit of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, an NEC representative explains in one of Biometric…
INTERPOL Plans Big Data and Biometrics Platform to Give Police Predictive Analytics
By Chris Burt INTERPOL is building a platform for processing massive amounts of data, including biometrics, to give police around the world predictive analytics, according…
Singapore, Dubai, Aruba Airports Embrace Biometrics for Passport-free Traveler Clearance
By Joel R. McConvey Activist Post Editor’s Note — All of the digital systems that have been rolled out in the name of convenience have…
Biometrics Replacing IDs in Airports, Backing Them for Government Services
By Chris Burt Face biometrics continue to underpin advances speeding travelers through airports, with Idemia participating in a digital ID pilot for travel and tipping…
Biometrics in Retail Sparks Concerns Among Consumers, Privacy Advocates
By Masha Borak Companies are pitching biometric payment as a solution to fraud and theft. But their fast expansion is making some consumers and privacy…
AI Use Grows Among Retail Stores, New York Considers Biometrics for Liquor Sales
By Masha Borak Move over passwords and PINs, retail stores are introducing new tech to help shoppers check out their goods, including biometrics and artificial…
Biometrics Firms Caught in Data Privacy Complaints Turn to Arbitration
By Jim Nash Short of actually winning a biometrics privacy lawsuit in the U.S. states of Illinois and California there seems only one avenue for…
US Ambulance Company Adopts Face Biometrics for Patient Identification
By Beverly Crawford-Westre Duality Health, a face biometrics patient identification software provider, and Acadian Ambulance, one of America’s largest privately held medical transportation companies, have…
Biometrics Integrations Look to the Future of Account Access, Money, and Digital ID
By Chris Burt Biometrics and digital identity document contracts continue to generate millions for companies like IBM, Augentic and IN Groupe in major news items…